New Red Band Spot & Set of Images for ‘Young Adult’

Right around the same time a red band spot for Shamehits the net, Paramount has granted us an R-rated look at one of their prestige films for this winter, Jason Reitman‘s Young Adult. The buzz on his fourth picture has been strong since it started screening about a month ago — having seen it, I can say happily report that it’s justified. To put it another way: If the marketing has appealed to you thus far, you’ll be very happy in a week or two.

The ad at hand is more like a condensed clip, and, as it stands, I’m actually a little mixed on what Paramount has decided to show. This is, make no mistake about it, a pivotal third act moment in which the main conflict comes to a head. Hell — it’s from what could easily be considered the climax of the entire film. Now, it is a great scene (and the best argument for Charlize Theron‘s oft-discussed Oscar nomination), but one that’s best saved for the actual experience of watching the movie. If you want a better idea of what to expect from Diablo Cody‘s rough-edged screenplay without any baggage, watch these three clips instead.

You can see the spot below:

Paramount have also compiled several images from the film, which you’re free to take a gander at:

Also starring Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, and Elizabeth Reaser, Young Adult opens in limited release on December 9th, before going wide on December 16th.